Maryam (name)
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Maryam or Mariam |
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| Gender | female |
| Related names | Mary, Miriam |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Maryam or Mariam |
Maryam or Mariam (مريم) is the Arabic name of Mary the mother of Jesus (Arabic Isa), mentioned in the Qur'an [1]. The name has the same form in Judeo-Aramaic, Armenian, and Georgian. The Hebrew variant of the name is Miriam.
The meaning and origin of the name are still uncertain and there are many different theories, including "beloved" and "eminent lady". In Persian, it means tuberose (a flower).
The name is very common among in Arab, Iranian and other Muslim cultures.
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[edit] People with this given name
- Maryam d'Abo (born 1960), English actress
- Mariam Doumbia (born 1958), half of Amadou & Mariam, a musical duo from Mali
- Maryam Mirzakhani (born 1977), Iranian mathematician
- Maryam Mursal (born 1950), Somalian musician
- Maryam Namazie, political activist of Iranian descent
- Maryam Nemazee, Iranian television journalist
- Mariam Omar, Zanzibari politician
- Maryam Rajavi (born 1953), Iranian political activist
- Maryam Tashaeva (born 1959), Chechen singer
- Mariam Wafa, Afghan singer
- Maryam Yusuf Jamal (born 1984), Bahraini athlete
- Myriam Fares (born 1983), Lebanese singer.
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[edit] As a family name
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| Region of origin | Ethiopia |
| Popularity | or Mariam Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Maryam or Mariam |
Maryam or Mariam is also a family name, particularly in Ethiopia.
Notable people with this family name include:
- Takla Maryam (1430–1433), member of the Solomonic dynasty
- Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937), Ethiopia's head of state from 1977 to 1991
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[edit] See also
- Maryam (disambiguation page)
- Miriam (given name)
- Islamic view of Mary
- All pages beginning with Maryam
